For the first six months of the year, Vietnam’s GDP growth is estimated at 5.8%, lower than the government’s expectation of 6.22%.

Low productivity and lack of high-quality manpower are issues that Vietnamese firms should work on to join the production chains of Japanese enterprises.

Vietnam has been successful in containing Covid-19 and has benefited from fiscal measures supporting public investment and robust foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows.

During and after the pandemic, the digital economy should be at the center of economic policies for Vietnam in the post-pandemic period.

Faster execution of vaccination program would be the key factor ensuring Vietnam’s strong economic performance in the medium term.

New industrial parks setup across Vietnam shows the industrial property market suffers little impact from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Difficulties and challenges would serve as motivation for the country to move forward.

Along with drastic measures against the pandemic, Hanoi has been working on measures to facilitate economic recovery.

Local voters have elected 95 representatives for the city-level People’s Council, whose list will be published on the media.